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Clive Barker's highly underrated spook-house horror pic Candyman comes home to DVD in a packed Special Edition that's sure to get the juices flowing for fright fans everywhere. Updating the film's previous 1998 bare-bones release, Columbia TriStar pulls out the blood-red carpet for the flick this time, loading it with all the hot stuff you've come to expect. Presented with a 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen image, the picture complements the film well, though the lone Dolby Digital Surround leaves a lot to be desired, especially considering how other less-regarded horror fare come standard with 5.1 tracks at the time of this release (New Line's release of The Mangler, anyone?). Audio gripes aside, the rest of the disc is where the DVD really shines, starting off with a commentary from director Bernard Rose, writer Clive Barker, producer Alan Poul, and actors Virginia Madsen, Kasi Lemmons, and the Candyman himself, Tony Todd. While cut-and-paste tracks aren't usually the kind to write home about, this one delivers a rock-steady commentary out of many separate tracks that, while not exactly scene-specific, does have some fine information on the production and the extreme lengths the filmmakers went to during the shoot (including hypnotizing star Madsen for most of the film!). Those who haven't caught up with Clive Barker are also in for a big surprise -- it seems the years of cigar smoking have finally caught up with him in a big way, which you'll discover even more in his ten-minute "Raising Hell" featurette. Looking like he has rapidly aged, with a gravel-filled voice that now sounds like one of his horrific creations, Barker is quite jarring to listen to as well as to look at. "Raising Hell" features the scribe looking back at his career, with lengthy time dedicated to his early days in the theater leading up to his time behind the camera with Hellraiser, Nightbreed, and Lord of Illusions. The 24-minute "Sweets to the Sweet: The Candyman Mythos" featurette is also included and delves far more into change of settings from Liverpool in the book to Chicago's Cabrini Green and how the race angle of the hooked killer changed once Tony Todd took on the part. With a collection of the director's storyboards and a few pretty lame previews for other horror projects, this DVD comes to a close. While the original theatrical trailer would have been a nice inclusion, as would have a more decent audio mix, this Special Edition serves its purpose and certainly gives viewers more Candyman than they had before, which is a good thing, just as long as you're not talking about the dreadful sequels.

Back in the 1980s, in the wake of such productions as Conan the Barbarian, fantasy films reigned supreme. Krull, Legend, The Beastmaster, Labyrinth, all of the countless Italian-made rip-offs like Lucio Fulci's Conquest or Joe D'Amato's numerous Ator endurance tests -- were just a few of the films that rode the success of the trend. None of them were colossal artistic or financial hits when released, so when George Lucas and Ron Howard collaborated on the epic-fantasy film Willow, expectations were very high indeed. Unfortunately, Willow didn't shake the foundations of the film world. It did not become another Star Wars, as many had predicted it would. But over the years, time has been kind to poor Willow, and its appeal as a much-watched family film has grown every year. 20th Century Fox's DVD is sure to please fans of the film. The disc is offered in its proper theatrical aspect ratio (2.35:1 enhanced) and it has been given a thunderous 5.1 Dolby Surround track as well as a two-channel option. The picture is excellent throughout -- crisp, colorful, and the widescreen framing really brings out the old-fashioned epic style of its filmmaking more than previous pan-and-scan video offerings. The disc has also been given a commentary track with star Warwick Davis, who plays the title character. Davis is delightful and is obviously proud of his participation in the production (he should be). There are some dropouts with his commentary, especially toward the end, but for the most part his comments are amusing, informative, and entertaining. Davis talks at length about the film's sometimes arduous production, his relationship with co-star Val Kilmer, and the difference of working with Ron Howard and George Lucas, among other things. He also mentions the filmed -- although it was later deleted --- storm scene that unfortunately is not available on the disc. The disc also contains more TV and theatrical trailers than you could possibly want, a lengthy production featurette, a featurette about the film's use of the morphing technique (it was the first to use it), and a behind-the-scenes still gallery. All in all, the disc is excellent and should no doubt replace your worn-out videotape copy.